Jonnie Peacock
 Peacock at the 2012 London Paralympics |
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| Born | 28 May 1993 Cambridge, England |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints (100m) | ||||||||||||
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Jonathan Peacock, MBE (born 28 May 1993) is an English sprint runner.[1][2][3] He won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, representing Great Britain in the T44 men's 100 metres event.
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Biography [edit]
Born in Cambridge,[4] aged five he contracted meningitis resulting in the disease killing the tissues of his right leg. His leg was amputated below the knee.[5] Wanting to play football, he was directed to a Paralympic sports talent day when he asked about disability sport at the hospital that fitted his prosthetic leg.[6] His mother would carry him to school on days where his stump was too sore to put on his prosthetic leg.[7]
Peacock ran his first international race at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May 2012.[6] In June 2012 Peacock set a new 100 metres world record in amputee sprinting at the United States Paralympic track and field trials, recording a time of 10.85 seconds to beat the previous record held by Marlon Shirley by 0.06 seconds.[8]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Peacock won the 100m T44 final with a time of 10.90 seconds, claiming the gold and the Paralympic record in the process.[9] The win made his coach, Dan Pfaff, the only man to have coached 100m gold medalists in both the Olympics and the Paralympics; Pfaff coached Canada's Donovan Bailey, the gold medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[10]
Personal life [edit]
In March 2013 Peacock said that he was ready to replace Oscar Pistorius as the face of Paralympics.[11]
Peacock confirmed in September 2012 on his Twitter account and then in media interviews that he was straight and had a girlfriend,[12][13] a fellow Paralympic sprinter Sally Brown.[14]
Peacock appeared shirtless on the cover of the gay magazine Attitude in December 2012.[14]
Honours [edit]
Peacock was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[15][16]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ The Athletes: Jonnie Peacock, Channel 4, retrieved 25 August 2010
- ^ ‘You only live once so make the most of it . . .’, Cambride News, retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Jonnie Peacock pride at Cup performance, BBC Sport, 26 May 2010, retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Jonnie Peacock's Doddington home 'over the moon' at win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Morton, Emma. "I lost my leg aged five... now I’m 1.9secs behind Usain Bolt". www.thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b Alexandra Topping (24 August 2012). "London Paralympics: introducing Jonnie Peacock, GB's top 100m hope". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Paralympic sprinter Jonnie Peacock and his refusal to accept defeat". Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Jonnie Peacock knocks 0.06 seconds off 100m world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics 2012: Jonnie Peacock wins gold in T44 100m". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ Andy Bull (6 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Jonnie Peacock breaks record to win gold in T44 100m". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ I'm ready to take over from Pistorius, says proud Peacock, 16 March 2013, retrieved 12 April 2013
- ^ Jonnie Peacock's official Twitter account, 20 September 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
- ^ Jonnie Peacock’s holiday heaven and hell, 11 February 2013, retrieved 12 April 2013
- ^ a b Merry Christmas ladies! Olympians Greg Rutherford and Johnny Peacock strip off for a festive photoshoot, 4 December 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 25. 29 December 2012.
- ^ "2013 New Year's Honours". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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